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2.A.1.40.2
Major facilitator superfamily domain-containing protein 5, MFSD5 or SLC61A1, of 450 aas and 13 TMSs in a 5 + 2 + 6 TMS arrangement. It mediates high-affinity (550 nM Km) intracellular uptake of the rare oligo-element molybdenum.  It is probably a molybdate (the oxianion molybdate)/anion uptake porter (Tejada-Jiménez et al. 2011). In mammals, it is expressed in the brain and may play a role in energy homeostasis (Perland et al. 2016).  

Accession Number:Q6N075
Protein Name:Molybdate-anion transporter
Length:450
Molecular Weight:49765.00
Species:Homo sapiens (Human) [9606]
Number of TMSs:13
Location1 / Topology2 / Orientation3: Cell membrane1 / Multi-pass membrane protein2
Substrate molybdate

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1:	MLVTAYLAFV GLLASCLGLE LSRCRAKPPG RACSNPSFLR FQLDFYQVYF LALAADWLQA 
61:	PYLYKLYQHY YFLEGQIAIL YVCGLASTVL FGLVASSLVD WLGRKNSCVL FSLTYSLCCL 
121:	TKLSQDYFVL LVGRALGGLS TALLFSAFEA WYIHEHVERH DFPAEWIPAT FARAAFWNHV 
181:	LAVVAGVAAE AVASWIGLGP VAPFVAAIPL LALAGALALR NWGENYDRQR AFSRTCAGGL 
241:	RCLLSDRRVL LLGTIQALFE SVIFIFVFLW TPVLDPHGAP LGIIFSSFMA ASLLGSSLYR 
301:	IATSKRYHLQ PMHLLSLAVL IVVFSLFMLT FSTSPGQESP VESFIAFLLI ELACGLYFPS 
361:	MSFLRRKVIP ETEQAGVLNW FRVPLHSLAC LGLLVLHDSD RKTGTRNMFS ICSAVMVMAL 
421:	LAVVGLFTVV RHDAELRVPS PTEEPYAPEL